With two players out sick, the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals nearly pulled off the victory in Arlington on Thursday, February 2nd. Arlington held on for a 40-35 win over St Mary.
St Mary held Arlington to just two points in the first quarter and had a 5-2 lead at the first quarter break. However, Arlington found its offense in the second quarter scoring 19 points while holding St Mary to just 10. Arlington took the lead into halftime at 21-15. St Mary was able to get the lead down just one point by the end of the third quarter and trailed 28-27, but Arlington outscored St Mary 12-8 in the final quarter for the win.
Luke Brown led a balanced scoring attack for St Mary. Brown finished the game with nine points and four rebounds. Zach Geraets added eight points along with seven rebounds and two steals. Max Herber had seven points, and Weston Geraets had six points. Logan Gaspar finished with nine rebounds in the game, and Garret Frost had eight rebounds.
St Mary finished the game shooting 29% (13-45) from the field, 30% (6-20) from three-point area, and 50% (3-6) from the free-throw line. St Mary had a total of 34 rebounds, 10 assists, and eight steals.
St Mary (7-8) will travel to Centerville on Tuesday, February 7th.